Well, Friedrich Merz managed to pull it off in the lame-duck tweener session before all those new and pesky ‘far-right’ Bundestag members took their seats, who would never let this happen.
…Timing is tight, because conservative leader Merz sought to push through the measure before the new parliament is seated next week. Constitutional changes would then become more difficult after the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, and the anti-capitalist Left increased their support in the Feb. 23 election. Both parties have opposed the spending plan and have gained in recent polls.
WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING ‘DEBT BRAKE’
BREAKING: German parliament votes to approve hundreds of billions euros in new debt and change the constitution to codify “climate neutrality by 2045.”
513 in favor, 207 against.
CDU, SPD and Greens vote for the package.
The AfD, Left Party,…
